About a year ago, Miller was convinced that the Internet was making him unproductive, and even corrupting his soul. So at 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2012, Miller unplugged his Ethernet cable, turned off his Wi-Fi, and replaced his smartphone with a "dumb phone."

Internet is essential, it is why even homeless folks spring for a ten dollar library card, a guy I met in the library gave his home address as that of the police station, which is right across the street from the library.

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posted on 05/03/2013 12:34:38 PM PDT
by PoloSec
( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)

I love the quote by Bill Gates in his book, Road to ? sorry can't remember his insignificant book he wrote in the 90's. "the Internet is an insignificant technology" Bill Gates 1990

He said that because his talent was not coding it was contract writing, his parents taught him well. He ripped off so many innovators (my family included). Look at him now, trying to play catch up with his first victim of his steal it and then dare them to sue you, Steve Jobs, he was the innovator.

Yeah go get ‘em. I hate the internet as well and refused to ever access the internet from the very begiinning. I use mental telepathy to post my comments at Free Republic. I use no electricity and use a horse to travel about. if I ever need to travel between cities I use the train. Clothes? Use a loin-cloth. :-)

I have a job that cannot possibly work without the Internet. My personal life? No problem. The Internet helps with buying things, looking up information, and staying in contact, but most of the people I know actually talk to each other and meet face to face. A simple phone works as well as anything the Internet provides.

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posted on 05/03/2013 2:32:45 PM PDT
by CodeToad
(Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off.)

I went one summer with no computer in my house (and I don’t have a smart phone.) I’d walk to the library about twice a week and check my email, assure my mom via Facebook that I’m still alive, and that was about it. I did get an AWFUL LOT DONE. But it’s like dieting... even though I’m better off without it, I drifted back because it’s an easy, cheap, and pleasant time-waster.

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